Gate and hinge construction



S. A. SLAUSON.

GATE AND HINGE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.!2,1919.

Patented Tldy 6, TQIZTL ,9J-MM.

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a citizen of the `United `States, residing at Cedar ltapids,"in the county ofwliiiin and .State of Iowa, have invented certainnew `and `useful .Improvements in Gate and llinge Construction, which the following isla speciiication".`

My invention has reference to gate and hinge construction, `and relates more spe- "cially to means for supporting heavyfarm gates and the like in such a manner that they may be .held in adjusted positions on the post, at varying heights from` the ground.

ln those jiiortionsof the country which are liable to a considerable fail of snow ,i ,in thewinter season, a` gate which is hung j `at the customary height from the ground frequently becomes inoperative on account of the depth ofthe snow being suchvas to inclose the lowerpait of the gate. l/Vhere `the hinge members are rigidly attached to the gate and post the only remedy for the condition named is to clean the snow away from the gate and for a considerable distance on each side thereof. By the use of my device it is possible to support thegate in adjusted positions with relation `to the post, at such heights as will permit the lower edge thereof to clear the surface of the snow in the movement of the gate in either direction. At other times the gate can be held i in an elevated position, if desired, to permit the smaller farm` animals to pass freely `.beneath the sameqv j lilly inventionis of a simple and cheap construction, and the forni, arrangement and l" operation of the parts thereof will more fully appear from the following specificau tion, referencebeing had to the "drawings acapart horizontal bars, united theirhin ged `end by a pair of braces 3, provided with outwardly turned flanges d. Said bars maybe further united at suitable intervals by other braces, as `at 5. Passing through the post 1 are bolts 6, provided on their outer ends with vertical extensions 7. The bolts Gare preferably threaded for the entire length of the l ,y sanrnnii A. snaiisoiv, or cnniinniirins, iowa.

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`post membeithereof, and provided at one side of the post with., a nut 8, and at the other side with anut 9. `By adjusting said nuts a vertical `alinement of the extensions 7 `can be `securedwhen` the bolts are iirst `placedin position, and in the event of the post being moved out of a perpendicular line i afterthegateisinposition a re'adjustinent `of such parts can be had, so as to maintain the vertical alinement of the extensions or Un each of the extensions 7 is pivotally mounted a pair of plates lO and 11, by means of pairs of perforated ears 12 and 13 on said plates, the ears of one plate overlapping the ears of the other plate. `Said plates are projected into a pair of clamp-jaws la and 15, provided with recesses 16 for engagement yvith theflanges ll, as is shown clearly in iig. 2.

Passing through the plates 10 and 11 is a bolt 17, provided on its threaded end with a Wingnut 18, by means ofwhich said plates can be drawn together, and the parts 1d and sov 15 caused to tightly engagethe flanges el,

and hold the flanges from'niovement in said clamping members, and holding the gate at a desired height from the ground. By loosening the nut 18 said ianges are permitted a sliding movement within the clampmembei's, so that the vertical position ofthe gate may be shifted, as desired. ln the case of a heavy gate the friction between the clamp-members and flanges would ordinarily be sufficient to hold the gate in an elevated position, but after the height of the gate has been adjusted it is preferred to clamp the parts tightly together, against Vaccidental slipping of the gate.

\ `The lower hinge member is secured to the post at a point some distance above the lower edge of the gate when it is at its lowest point, so as to allow for the raising of the gate.

As an additional guard against accidental movement of the gate,`the p'latesof the upper hinge are provided with extensions 19, perforated to permit thepassage of a pin 20, which is held in one of a series of openings 21 in a bar 22, secured to the gate near the upper edge thereof. Upon raising or lowering the gate the perforations in the extensions are caused to register with one of the openings in said bar, and the pin or bolt inserted therein, preventing movement of the gate, vertically of the hinges. The ends of the bar 22 are provided, respectively, with llO outwardly turned lugs 23 and V24; Which limit the movement of the gate upwardly or downwardly. What I claim and desire to secure, is .71. InV a deviceV of the class described, a

Vsuitable fixture a pivot adapted to be rigidly supported by said'iXture; a clamping device', Yhingedly mounted on said pivot; and provided -vvithA a perforated'extension; a gate provided at one offits 'ends With members havinga vertical sliding relation with said vclamping device; means for causing a clamping engagement between said last- Vnamed members'and said clamping device;

a'bar secured to said gate and provided with a series of perforations; and a lpin adapted f A toconnect said barivithrsaidextension.'

q means for clamping said hinge members to Vsaid gate members; and an auxiliary supporting device attached to said gate, adapted for rigid engagement With said clamp-members, and provided with means for limiting the movement of the gate in an upward or downward direction.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

STEPHEN A.. SLAUSON. 

